Tax cuts, spending to raise deficit to $1T

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

WASHINGTON -- The combined effect of President Donald Trump's tax cuts and last month's budget-busting spending bill is sending the government's budget deficit toward the $1 trillion mark next year, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.

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